What the records say
- When
- 11 Aug 1995
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 43.68° N, 79.41° W
- Description
- deadly Toronto Subway train collision
- Deaths
- 3
1995 Russell Hill subway accident
Deadly Toronto Subway train collision
The 1995 Russell Hill subway accident was a train crash that occurred in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Line 1 Yonge–University of the Toronto subway on August 11, 1995. Three people were killed and 30 were taken to hospital with injuries when one train rear-ended another train. The subway line was shut down for five days following the incident.
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